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Followers of Jainism in Pakistan: Ancient statues recovered from Nagar Parker in Sindh, shifted to Hyderabad for repair

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GETTY IMAGES  Six Jain statues, including two others, have been shifted to Hyderabad after a decision was made to preserve them through a "chemical process" . Nearly half a dozen Jain temples in the ancient city of Nangar Parkar in the desert region of Sindh are in a dilapidated condition, the restoration work of which is the responsibility of the Archaeological Department and Sindh Endowment Fund. Nagar Parker has a run-off on one side and the Indian state of Gujarat on the other. Prior to partition, the people here had political, social, cultural and commercial ties with the Indian state of Gujarat. But the transfer of the statues to Hyderabad has been objected to by academic and literary circles in Thar and a campaign has been launched on social media in this regard, demanding that the statues be kept in the Nagar Parker Museum. Archaeological Department DG Manzoor Qanasro told the  that the statues needed to be repaired and that there was no staff at Nagar Parker at the m...

Investigation: Illegal sale and purchase of Amazon forest land on Facebook revealed

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LEOFFREITAS learned that parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are being sold illegally on Facebook. The protected areas in Brazil include its national forests and the land that has been set aside for its ancient inhabitants.       Some of the plots or plots of land that are being put up for sale in advertisements posted on Facebook are larger than a thousand football fields.   Facebook says it is "ready to work with local authorities" but will not take any action to stop the business on its own.   "Our business site requires buyers and sellers to abide by the rules and regulations," according to the world's largest technology company based in the US state of California.       BRASIL2 The forests of the Amazon, known as the lungs of the world, are being destroyed.   However, a representative of one of Amazon's ancient communities has called on Facebook to take further action.   Advertising companies, on the other hand, claim that the ...